Virginia Senate Bill 1259
Session 2025
VCU Health System Authority; changes relating to board of directors and chief executive officer.
Active
Vetoed by Governor on May 2, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1259
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Senate votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 23.1-2402 and 23.1-2403 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority; board of directors; chief executive officer.
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority; board of directors; chief executive officer. Makes several changes relating to the board of directors and the chief executive officer of the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority (the Authority), including (i) reducing from 19 to 13 the number of appointed members on the board of directors and adding the chief executive officer of the Authority as an ex officio member with voting privileges, thereby reducing from 21 to 16 the total number of board members; (ii) changing from voting to nonvoting the nature of the membership of the President of Virginia Commonwealth University (the University) on the board of directors and prohibiting rather than requiring, as under current law, the President of the University from serving as chairman of the board of directors; (iii) lengthening the terms of all members of the board of directors from three years to four years; (iv) adding demonstrated experience or expertise in finance or commercial real estate as options for satisfying the required qualifications for certain appointed members and requiring each enumerated area of demonstrated experience or expertise to be represented amongst such appointed members at any given time; (v) requiring the biennial election of a chairman and vice-chairman of the board of directors, requiring such chairman and vice-chairman to have served for at least two years on the board of directors, and prohibiting any employee of the University, employee of the Authority, member of the board of visitors of the University, or legislative member from serving as chairman; (vi) prohibiting rather than permitting, as under current law, the Senior Vice-President for Health Sciences of the University from serving as chief executive officer of the Authority but requiring the Senior Vice-President for Health Sciences to regularly communicate and collaborate with such chief executive officer to support the mutual interests and success of the University and the Authority; (vii) providing that no further action shall be taken if a majority of each of the three-member committees appointed by the board of directors of the Authority and the board of visitors of the University do not agree on the removal of the chief executive officer of the Authority within 30 days of the appointment of the committees by each board; and (viii) providing that in the event that a majority of the members of each committee do not agree on the selection or conditions of appointment of the chief executive officer within 30 days of the appointment of the committees by each board, then the process set forth in statute shall be repeated until such selection has been made or such conditions of appointment have been determined. Current law requires the President of the University to make a binding decision in the event of any such disagreement. This bill is identical to HB 2161.
Governor's Veto Explanation
Governor Substitute Not Adopted
Governor's Recommendation
Enrolled
House Amendment
Education Amendment
Education Subcommittee Amendment
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1259)
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05/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Vetoed by Governor
04/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
04/02/2025
Senate
Communicated to Governor
04/02/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
03/25/2025
Senate
Governor's substitute printed (SB1259S1)
03/24/2025
Senate
Governor's substitute printed (SB1259S1)
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
03/05/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
03/05/2025
Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
02/24/2025
Senate
Signed by President
02/21/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
02/21/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1259)
02/21/2025
Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1259ER)
02/21/2025
Senate
Enrolled
02/18/2025
Senate
House Amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/18/2025
Senate
Passed by temporarily
02/17/2025
House
Passed House with amendment (96-Y 0-N)
02/17/2025
House
Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
02/17/2025
House
Passed House with amendment (95-Y 0-N)
02/17/2025
House
Engrossed by House as amended
02/17/2025
House
Education Amendment agreed to
02/17/2025
House
Read third time
02/14/2025
House
Read second time
02/12/2025
House
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
02/10/2025
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
02/07/2025
House
Assigned Educ sub: Higher Education
02/07/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Education
02/07/2025
House
Read first time
02/07/2025
House
Placed on Calendar
02/04/2025
Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/03/2025
Senate
Read second time and engrossed
01/31/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
01/31/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1259)
01/31/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
01/31/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
01/30/2025
Senate
Reported from Education and Health (11-Y 1-N 2-A)
01/27/2025
Senate
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
01/08/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/08/2025
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104409D
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